N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT XIAOGUANG ZHAO, Pe titione r, v. ER IC H. HOLDER , Jr., Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde n t . No. 11-73829 Age n c y No. A089-311-782 M EM O R ANDUM *

On Pe tition for Re vie w of a n Orde r of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls Subm itte d De c e m

be r 17, 2013 ** B e fore : GOODW IN, WALLAC E, a nd GR AB ER , C irc uit Judge s. Xia ogua ng Zha o, a native and c itiz e n of C hina , pe titions for re vie wof the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a l s’ orde r dism issing his a ppe a l from an im

m igration judge ’ s de c ision de ny ing his a pplic at ion for a s y lum , withholding of re m o va l, a nd prote c tion unde r the C onve ntion Against Torture(“ C AT” ). W e have jurisdic tion 

# FIL ED D EC 19 2013 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S
. CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by 9th C ir. R . 36-3. ** The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without oral a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).unde r 8 U.S.C . § 1252. W e re v ie w for substa ntia l e vide nc e the a ge n c y ’ s fa c tua l findings, a

pply ing the sta

nda rds gove rning a dve rse c re dibility de te rm inations c re ate d by

the RE AL ID Ac t, Shre

stha v . Holde r , 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-40 (9th C ir. 2010), a

nd we de ny the pe tition for re v i e w. Substa ntia l e v i de nc e supports the a ge nc y ’ s a dve rse c re dibility finding ba se d on the inc onsiste nc ie s be twe e n Zha o’ s te stim o ny at his he aring a

nd his te stim ony be fore an a sy lum

offic e r re g arding thec irc um sta nc e s of his wife ’ s birth c ontrol, the i njurie s he susta i ne d during a n a lle ge d be ating, a

nd his e xpla

nations for why

he sa id he only

ha d one c hild whe n he a

pplie d for a visa . Se e Riv e ra v . Muk ase y , 508 F.3d 1271, 1275 (9th C ir. 2007) (a dve rse c re dibility finding wa s supporte d ba se d on inc onsiste nc ie s re ga

rding thede ta ils of pe titione r’ s a bduc tion, e spe c ia l ly

whe re he r e ntire c la i m

c e nte re d a

round only

two e ve nts); se e also K

aur v . Gonzale

s , 418 F.3d 1061, 1067 (9th C ir. 2005) (upholding a dve rse c re dibility

finding whe re te stim ony la c ke d the re quisite“ ring of truth” ). Substa ntia l e vide nc e a l so supports the a ge nc y ’ s a d

ve rse c re dibility

finding ba s e d on Zha o’ s subm ission of birth c e rtific ate s for his c h ildre n tha t c onta ine d fa lse inform ation. Se e Shre stha , 590 F.3d at 1048 (a dve rse c re dibility de te rm ination wa s re a s ona ble unde r the REAL ID Ac t’ s “ tota l ity

of c irc um sta

nc e s” sta nda rd). Zha o’ s e xpla

nations do not c om

pe l a c ontra ry c onc lusion. Se e Lata v . IN S , 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th C ir. 2000). In the
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bse nc e of c re dible te stim ony , Zha o’ s a sy lum and withholding of re

m ova l c la im s fa il. Se e Farah v . Ashc roft , 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th C ir. 2003). Fina lly , Zha o ’ s C AT c la im a lso fa ils be c a

use it is ba se d on the sa

m e te stim ony found to benot c re d ible , a nd he doe s not point to a

ny othe r e vide nc e tha

t shows it is m

ore like l y tha

n not he will betorture d if re turne d to C hina . Se e id. at 1156-57. PE T IT IO N FO R RE V IE WDE NIE D.

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